If you were as disappointed as I was, here’s some good news! Pierre has popped up at cute-as-a-button Cafe Rosamond for dessert only evenings every Thursday (7-11pm) until further notice. Seat yourself in a candlelit nook and choose one, two or three courses of dessert ($20, $30 and $40 respectively) and/or try a rave-worthy tube ($9).

The menu will change every week and on opening night we had three very creative courses shared between two people:

Coffee meringue, dark chocolate grains, fresh pineapple, dehydrated pineapple, pasta filled with marscapone, gold leaf and micro-leaves. I found this dish to be very humorous – the interesting textures and surprising flavours made me laugh out loud!

A cube of pear pound cake orbiting honey couscous, yoghurt foam hiding a nugget of pure pear sorbet and topped with toasted millet for a bit of savoury crunch. The idea was to dip the cake into the foam, but really there’s no rules.

Quince with sharp vodka jelly and vanilla done a myriad of ways – creamy, crunchy, cold, silken. I thought the quince was a bit bland, I would have liked to see the pear make another appearance to lift the flavours.

Now for the fun bit! Open-ended test tubes filled with layers of musky rose jelly, pistachio jelly, peach jelly and sprinkled with crumbled cream. It reminded me of the ‘Drink Me’ potion made by Heston Blumenthal for his Alice in Wonderland themed Victorian feast, and it had the same element of wonder for me. A highly recommended experience!

Last but not least, you can continue the Pierre Roelofs delight at home with his Instant Pudding Series ($10). Basically you empty the sachet into a saucepan, add cold milk, bring to boil and stand for one minute – how easy is that? First one in the series is a chocolate and coconut pudding (flavours will change every week) and I can’t wait to try it.

A final tip – Cafe Rosamond is small and doesn’t take bookings so time your visit carefully. When we arrived at around 9pm we managed to get a spot but by the time we left at 9:45pm the queues had congregated outside.

Discussion

Oh I was just reading about this somewhere last week! This looks amazing! Do you need to make a booking or is there enough seating to waltz on in? :]
.-= Ashley´s last blog ..Asian Tapas at Pan Asian =-.

Unfortunately they don’t take bookings and the place is small – there are five tables and small bench seating for about four people. I suggest getting there earlier in the evening to ensure you don’t have to wait too long.

Just wanted to say that I’m new to Melbourne and have been really enjoying your blog. I really like how you treat your subject – not too urban hipster, just the right sense of adventure and curiousity. Bravo!

Get in quick! I think Pierre is there for an undefined period depending on popularity and viability…so make sure you don’t miss out. As I said before, they don’t take reservations so I’d suggest arriving before 9pm.

Thanks for your comment and good wishes. Aw, I’m sure you’d be able to find restaurants in London that go beyond with their desserts. Otherwise there’s always the Fat Duck! I’ll suggest to Pierre that he takes a holiday in London and opens up a pop up restaurant :–)

where oh where can we buy the instant pudding mixes (other than the cafe). i tried the chocolate and coconut pudding recently and it was wonderful. a must have for winter! can anyone tell me where i can find these glorious sachets?

I went last night for a romantic evening. Oh my, what a treat. Still gushing, in fact. It was all so special.

They’ve got a new pudding too – a frangipane. Might see if I can squeeze in another visit. Wonder how long the dessert nights will run? Would you happen to know?
.-= Gem´s last blog ..don’t use your noodle, eat them at Ramen Ya =-.

hey joyce- the menu and tube still changes each and every week. such a yummy parsnip and salty licorice dish this past week.
the puddings stay around a little longer, there are two in the series so far.
really great write up in the melbourne mag (the age) last week. did you see? you should be taking pics for the mag!
michelle

Thanks for the info – parsnip and salty licorice sounds very intriguing! I did see the Melbourne Mag write-up, they must have gone on the same day as me but with much better lighting! Thanks for the compliment anyway